Politics: June 2014

President Barack Obama revealed tonight that his administration is preparing an executive order that will protect federal employees from being discriminated against on the basis of gender identity.Read More

Today, in a rare bit of good news from the Supreme Court, the justices refused to hear a challenge to California's landmark law banning discredited and abusive "ex-gay" therapy from being offered to minors.Read More

The Obama administration is considering giving the Sultan a big fat reward for violating his citizen's civil rights. In fact, the administration is willing to give up some of the tools in our arsenal for combating Brunei's human rights abuses.Read More

A federal judge in Louisiana said today that he intends to rule not just on out-of-state same-sex marriage recognition, but on the constitutionality of the state's marriage discrimination amendment itself.Read More

This week, the city of Appleton, Wisconsin passed a fully gender-inclusive anti-discrimination law for employment and public accommodations. The city already has an inclusive fair housing law.Read More

A group of 25 prominent Republicans in Michigan have signed onto a brief supporting marriage equality and urging a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling striking down Michigan's marriage ban.Read More

President Barack Obama spoke last night at an NYC Democratic LGBT fundraiser about the incredible progress the country has made on equality during his administration, but reminded the audience that much work remains to be done.Read More

The Democratic members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are asking AG Eric Holder to grant federal recognition to all legal same-sex marriages performed in the state during its brief marriage equality window.Read More

U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb has issued a stay of her historic ruling striking down Wisconsin's marriage discrimination amendment. The move stops further same-sex weddings from taking place while the state appeals.Read More

I read a great quote on Facebook this week: "Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about un-becoming everything that isn't really you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."Read More